![]() She was being raised by her father and grandfather when armed gunmen attacked their compound and the family decided to flee Mogadishu. The youngest of seven children, her mother had died while Ilhan was still a little girl. Lhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. It's an honor to serve alongside her in the fight for a more just world." (Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)Īn intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar - the first African refugee, the first Somali American, and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. ![]() This book will give you insight into the person and sister that I see - passionate, caring, witty, and above all committed to positive change. "Ilhan has been an inspiring figure well before her time in Congress. ![]()
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